Issue 3 Volume 2 April 2010 The Official Newsletter of Steel Horses Cruising Motorcycles Social Club Inc The Steel Horse Inside this issue GM’s April Report GM’s Report 1 Who’s who 2 Club Objectives 2 Membership 2 Monthly Meetings 2 Club Merchandise 2 Internet presence 2 Disclaimer 2 Ynot’s Blurb 3 Members’ Birthdays 3 VIP dates 3 Treasurer’s Report 4 Minutes of Meeting 5 Ride—21 Mar ‘10 8 Ride—27 Mar ‘10 8 Ride—10 April ‘10 9 Coordinator’s Report 9 Event Calendar 10 M’cycles History—pt 3 13 Merchandise for sale 14 Patch & Insignia 14 Deadline 2nd Tuesday of every month The Steel Horse — April 2010—page 1 Who’s who Club objectives Management Committee The objects of the club are to encourage members to regularly meet, ride, and join together for social enjoyment GM—Sarge Phone: 07 3272 5981 Mobile: 0417 636 425 Email: [email protected] Membership President—Ynot Membership is open to Riders and Pillions of Cruiser and Tourer motorcycles, as Phone: 07 3395 0747 well as Social members. Mobile: 0417 758 792 Email: [email protected] Currently, the annual membership subscription is $36 for Riders, $24 for Pillions, Treasurer—Kmac and $12 for Social Members. Initial membership is pro-rata. Phone: 07 3273 4239 Mobile: 0403 280 410 There is also a once only joining fee on top of the annual membership fee. This cov- Email: [email protected] ers the cost of Patch, Insignia, and other Club costs. Secretary—Debbil Phone: 07 3343 3283 Currently, the joining fee is $30 for Riders and Pillions, and either $20 or $30 for Mobile: 0417 747 168 Social Members depending on whether they elect to wear a Badge or a Vest. Email: [email protected] Coordinator—Sugar Once the Management Committee have finalized the last few By-Laws you will be Phone: 07 3272 5981 able to purchase a booklet of the Rules and By-laws at cost. Mobile: 0417 636 158 Email: [email protected] Riders’ Delegate—Rowdy Phone: 07 3372 2409 Monthly Meetings Mobile: 0423 196 380 rd Email: [email protected] Steel Horses Cruising Motorcycles Social Club Inc meets every 3 Tuesday at Broadway Hotel, Woolloongabba, Brisbane at 7.30 pm. The Broadway Hotel is at the intersection of Logan Rd, Wellington Rd, and Balaclava St, Woolloongabba. Postal address Club Merchandise The Secretary PO Box 319 Please contact the Merchandiser (see Other Roles to the left) if you are interested Mt Gravatt Plaza, Qld, 4122 in Steel Horses Cruising Motorcycles Social Club Inc merchandise . See the last page for NEW merchandise. Other roles Internet presence Merchandiser—Loges Phone: 07 3849 7210 Mobile: 0434 405 385 Email: [email protected] Editor—Debbil Phone: 07 3343 3283 THE CLUB WEBSITE IS: Mobile: 0417 747 168 Email: [email protected] Proof Reader—Jenny steelhorsesinc.com Phone: 07 3343 3283 Ride Captain (South) - Yogi See Event Calendar for details ( steel horses inc dot com ) Ride Captain (Central) - Sarge See Event Calendar for details Ride Captain (West) - Sam / Cosmo See Event Calendar for details Webmaster—Debbil Disclaimer Phone: 07 3343 3283 Mobile: 0417 747 168 The opinions expressed in this newsletter are personal opinions and are not nec- Email: [email protected] essarily those held by SHCMSC Inc. The Steel Horse — April 2010—page 2 Ynot’s Blurb—April 2010 Hi all, At long last, the weather seems to be improving a little and we don’t have to rely on our wet weather gear as much on rides. Unfortunately I have not attended many rides this month as I went “cyclone watching” in Fiji for a couple of weeks. Although I missed some rides, I did enjoy coping with the hot humid Fiji weather by swanning around the resort pools, drinking copious amounts of cold liquid, and cruising around some of the islands. Tough work, but somebody has to do it! That’s enough of my skiting, back to club business. Now that the by laws have been accepted by the membership, we can concentrate our efforts on ensuring that the club produces the outcomes expected. To this end, I have writ- ten a by law which ensures that the values and culture of the club identified in my February Blurb are achieved. The new by law is 03 General Behaviour, and generally draws attention to the existing by laws that ensure that the behaviour of members is compatible with the intended culture. It also encourages the camaraderie of members, and support for each other. In anticipation of the number of pillion and social members increasing to such an extent that they require represen- tation on the Management Committee, I have written the role descriptions for these two delegates’ positions. A pil- lions’ delegate will be required when there are 15 financial pillions. Currently there are 9. A social delegate will be required when there are 10 financial social members. Currently there are 3. The role for pillion will be by law 20(d), and for the social delegate 20(i). Until such time as we have delegates in these positions, Rowdy, the Riders’ Dele- gate will represent all members. These three new by laws will be circulated for member perusal and ultimate approval when the Management Committee has approved them. The membership vote will be at the May meeting. This month we have two new Rider Members, Gem and BC, both Honda owners. Welcome to both of you and hope to see you soon on some rides. The Event Calendar has been updated thanks to the efforts of the Ride Captains and Sugar. The program now ex- tends to March 2011. If you have any suggestions to add to the events there are plenty of opportunities to do so on “Riders’ Choice” days. So please contact Sugar with your suggestions. The club has accumulated sufficient funds to purchase the Steel Horses banner that will adorn our marquee, so an order will be placed in the near future. This will probably be the last of the major club purchases for some time, so future funds will be used to finance social events as requested by the membership. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish Barney a full and speedy recovery from his recent operation. We re think- ing of you mate, and hope to see you on your trusty Yamaha again in the near future. That’s all for now. Safe Riding. Ynot Member’s Birthdays Happy birthday to all members who celebrate their birthday this month. They include: ¨ Barney ¨ Cosmo ¨ Phil. VIP dates ¨ 25/04/2010—Anzac Day ¨ 05/09/2010—Father’s Day ¨ 09/05/2010—Mother’s Day ¨ 27-29/9/2010—Mild Hogs Ride ¨ 12-13/6/2010—Weekend Away ¨ 05/10/???? — Debbil’s Birthday ¨ 18/07/2010—Laverda ¨ 25/12/2010 — Christmas day The Steel Horse — April 2010—page 3 Treasurer’s Report April 2010 As at April 10, 2010 Balance Commonwealth 26th Feb 2010 $574.53 Plus Income (Paid for 2009/2010 year - Gem) Membership $42.00 Apparel - 1 cap Apparel $17.00 Raffle $63.00 Various items (Rowdy) Sales $51.00 Sunglasses Sales $90.00 Sub total $263.00 Less expenditure J. &G. Solomon Marquee $270.66 Sub Total $270.66 Balance Commonwealth Bank April 2010 $566.87 Liabilities: cheques not yet presented Embroidery Excellence Patches $19.80 Income: Sub total $19.80 Total Funds available $547.07 Stock Caps - Value $270.00 Patches - Value $115.50 Kmac – Treasurer (updated Ynot 10/04/10) Even Men can be Blonde! Will and Emily were listening to the local radio as they ate breakfast. There was an announcement that the local council was going to resurface their street over the next week and that this morning resi- dents should only park on the odd numbered side of the street. The announcement on the second morning said that residents should park on the even numbered side of the street. On the third morning, the power went out just before the announcement. Will got a worried look on his face, but Emily said, “Why don’t you just leave the motorbike in the garage today?” The Steel Horse — April 2010—page 4 Minutes of meeting—16 March 2010 @ Broadway Hotel Meeting Opened: q 7.35 pm by Ynot. Attendance: q 19 members attended. They were: Apples, Barney, Boots, Debbil, Drastic, Ginger, Jenny, Kaz, Kmac, Loges, Princess, Rowdy, Sarge, Shadow, Sparra, Sugar, TT, Ynot, and Yogi. Visitors: q There were 5 visitors. They were: BC, Debbie, Gem, Pedro, and Troy. Apologies: q 7 people sent apologies. They were: Baz, Cougar, Helen, Lace, Phil, Steiny, and Wingman. Minutes of Previous q Loges moved that the minutes of the previous meeting published in the March Meeting: Newsletter and distributed to all members be accepted as true and accurate. Yogi seconded the motion. 13 were in favour; 0 against; 6 abstained: motion was carried. Business arising from q Public Liability Insurance: Kmac informed the meeting that 2 members needed to minutes: join as members of Motorcycle Australia at a cost of $40 each per year, and the club would need to pay $270 per year. However he also explained that every event the club conducted – including meetings- had harsh notification conditions so it did not seem feasible to proceed. q Marquee: Ynot explained that Lace had managed to purchase a 6m x 3m Marquee on eBay for $270 delivered. This included all the zip-on bits and six sand bags. q Ynot thanked her for her efforts, and the meeting gave her a round of applause.